Ostraconophobia
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Ostraconophobia is the fear of shellfish.[1]
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has this phobia. On July 16, 2017, after winning the Overton's 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he was given a 44-pound lobster by crew chief Mike Wheeler (a trophy that is traditionally given to winners at the track), and Hamlin attempted to leap away. "I have a lobster phobia. I don't know why. I just don't like them," Hamlin stated. "I cannot eat dinner if someone beside me is eating lobster. I can't look at it. So as far as I'm concerned, they need to put it back in the water and let it live."[2]
References
- ^ Colman, Andrew (2008). A Dictionary of Psychology (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726828. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Martinelli, Michelle R. (July 18, 2017). "Denny Hamlin explains fear of 44-pound lobster". USA Today. Retrieved July 20, 2017.